| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Jalcophila peruviana M.O.Dillon & Sagást. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Brittonia 38: 163 (1986) |
| Native Range | Peru |
| Primary Biome | Montane Tropical |
| Habitat | grassland and rocks |
| Altitude | 3500-3800m |
| Description | leaves ovate-lanceolate to obdeltate, 3-5mm, rounded, tomentose, capitula solitary, pedunculate, 2-3mm, involucre campanulate, phyllaries ovate-lanceolate, acute |
| Size | 1-2cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory | 8 Southern America 83 Western South America (PER Peru) |